Al-Mursalat 77:27
The Emissaries · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 581
Mountains and Sweet Water
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ شَٰمِخَٰتࣲ وَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُم مَّآءࣰ فُرَاتࣰا ٢٧
And placed therein high mountains and given you to drink sweet water therein.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And placed therein lofty firm mountains and given you sweet water to drink.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “rawasi” as heavy, firmly set mountains, and “shamikhat” as towering ones: it reminds them they are nourished by Allah’s blessings on every side.
Reflect
Give thanks today for a glass of sweet water.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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